The Off Topic Topic

[celedhring]

8th in line as well. Finally the Kind Hearts and Coronets - QAnon cross-over we've all been waiting for

Same guy points later that Boris is US-born and holds an US passport. The world needs a democratically elected personal union, I say.

[Josquius]

Except, whereas we've shown we're OK with a black president, the British will not accept a mullatto monarch.

Pretty sure the hate for Obama and insistence he wasn't a real American was far greater than the minority of nutters whinging about Megan being black.
Her being American is a bit more of an issue of course.

[Sheilbh]

Her being American is a bit more of an issue of course.

Not just American - Californian

I find the whole Meghan and Harry thing very weird. I have no issue whatsoever with her but it's going to take a lot for me to listen to the musings on privilege from a literal Prince who's been caught on tape making borderline homophobic and racist remarks (which he's never apologised for or acknowledged) and dressed up as a Nazi.

I find the whole "progressive prince" angle to Harry very difficult to take as a British republican.

[Josquius]

Oy Americans- do you consider Sunday the first day of the week absolutely all the time as an absolute fact or is this up for debate?

No matter how many times I run into software doing this it always causes issues

[Admiral Yi]

Oy Americans- do you consider Sunday the first day of the week absolutely all the time as an absolute fact or is this up for debate?

No matter how many times I run into software doing this it always causes issues

Some places treat Monday as the start, some Saturday, some Sunday.  Sunday seems weird to me, like a compromise.

My instinct is that it starts on Monday.

[Malthus]

Oy Americans- do you consider Sunday the first day of the week absolutely all the time as an absolute fact or is this up for debate?

No matter how many times I run into software doing this it always causes issues

Canadian here - we usually refer to Monday as the start.

[crazy canuck]

Oy Americans- do you consider Sunday the first day of the week absolutely all the time as an absolute fact or is this up for debate?

No matter how many times I run into software doing this it always causes issues

Canadian here - we usually refer to Monday as the start.

I didn't realize others thought it was otherwise.

[HVC]

In Portuguese Monday translates as second day (or more literally second fair)

[Duque de Bragança]

In Portuguese Monday translates as second day (or more literally second fair)

Yep, because its origin the liturgical week, hence Sunday being the first day of the week.
Outside of liturgical contexts however, Monday (Segunda Feira) is the first day of the week, since nowadays fim-de-semana (week-end) includes Saturday and Sunday.

PS: I blame Martin of Braga.

[HVC]

It used to mess me up as a kid. Since the "second day" was the first day of the week.

[Tonitrus]

Oy Americans- do you consider Sunday the first day of the week absolutely all the time as an absolute fact or is this up for debate?

No matter how many times I run into software doing this it always causes issues

I think we consider Sunday in some kind of official sense, but it is totally Monday for all real purposes.

[Tamas]

Monday is the first day of the week and if you disagree I don't think you are a Christian.

[Sheilbh]

Monday is the first day of the week and if you disagree I don't think you are a Christian.

Agreed.

And I find the idea that Saturday is the first day profoundly wrong and offensive

Edit: I mean your week should build up to the excitement and indulgence of the weekend (not that The Weekend), not the working week

[The Brain]

Be happy in your twerk.

[PDH]

Obviously Sunday is the first day of the week because it apparently fires up all the woke "week left"